Results–Pahiatua graded handicap Saturday 26th July

Despite the current ‘cost of living challenges’ facing all community events, Bike Manawatu is 100% committed to ensuring the 51st year of the Novice Tour – once again provides a safe, fun, competitive cycle racing event.

We will adopt a high-quality assured approach in implementing the Local Roading Authority’s/Cycling New Zealand’s ‘Safe Traffic Management System’ (STMS) standards which ensure best practices and rider and spectator safety.

If the level of community funding secured is not sufficient to contract in external road management service providers with the ability to stop/go traffic, the Novice Tour will proceed on a ‘local club racing’ model, whereby our team of trained/experienced road marshals will, where necessary, pause racing in order to give way to traffic and ensure rider safety.

Although funding external road management services with the ability to stop/go traffic is ideal, if this is not feasible – we are confident that the event’s ‘Safe Traffic Management System’ (STMS) will provide a competitive, fair, enjoyable and importantly safe racing environment.

Irrespective of which model of traffic management/racing is finalised, as with all CNZ/Bike Manawatu events, normal road rules will apply and a full rider briefing confirming the event rules will be provided to all riders prior to the start of each race.

Pahiatua has always been a popular course and with a great turnout of riders the grades were able to have good number in each of them. The handicapper had his work cut out for him but the overall result showed just what a good job he did.

A special thanks to Kevin Laskey for organising the volunteers for the day as well as the facilities and checking the course. Thanks to all of the volunteers including my little helpers at registration and Alison Kinghorn for recording the results.

The D grade riders were first to go, followed 8 minutes back by C grade and a further 10 minutes to B grade. B+, A and A+ all left within 3 mins of each other.

First over the line was Dylan Simpson who was set off in C grade. He completed the course in 1hr 35 mins 41 secs which after adjusting for his handicap was a ride time of 1 hr 27m 41s.

Next over the line was a group of A+ grade riders the majority of riders arriving within 5 minutes of the rider first over the line.

99	Simpson	Dylan	C	1.35.41
55	West	Alex	A+	1.36.43
14	Yates	Joel	A+	1.36.45
54	Denholm	Chris	A+	1.36.47
84	Stannard	Robert	A+	1.36.56
72	Levin	Nate	A+	1.37.06
89	Stannard	Steve	A	1.37.07
79	Lopez	Carlos	B+	1.37.10
77	Jacques	Daniel	B	1.37.13
80	Stewart	Campbell	A+	1.37.15
53	Washington -Smith	Hayden	A	1.37.20
74	Kendall	Josh	A+	1.37.23
67	Holleron	Ben	C	1.37.57
62	Huston	Cameron	B+	1.38.07
81	Stannard	Thomas	C	1.38.41
70	Pinkney	Chris	B	1.39.42
86	Stannard	Katherine	C	1.40.14
58	Seivwright	Jacob	B+	1.40.15
51	Bamford	Andrew	B+	1.40.16
69	Kinghorn	Mitchell	B+	1.40.19
68	Rajapaske	Dineth	B	1.40.25
41	Arbuckle	Libby	B	1.40.32
38	Craine	Ethan	D	1.40.33
32	Craine	Michael	D	1.40.34
85	Stannard	Elizabeth	B	1.41.39
61	Groube	Carne	A+	1.42.23
21	Martin	Neil	A	1.42.29
73	Yamauchi	Toshi	B+	1.43.00
45	Briggs	Winston	B+	1.43.21
48	Simpson	Cody	A	1.43.40
66	Sanson	Chris	A	1.44.02
18	Doyle	Nigel	B	1.46.44
64	Ransom	Peita	C	1.49.55
63	Denholm	James	A	1.55.18
78	Allan	Fergus	A	1.55.18
34	McKenzie	Andrew	B+	DNF
59	Pirie	Tom	B	DNF